Senior Commercial Manager

Wates Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wates Group is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to lead high-end commercial fit-out projects in London. This full-time role offers an exciting opportunity for career progression within a diverse and supportive team. Responsibilities include managing commercial strategies, and working collaboratively to ensure project success while focusing on compliance and commercial viability.

Benefits

Competitive salary & profit share scheme

Car Allowance / Company Car

Private Medical

Pension with 8% employer contribution

Health and Wellness programme

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Excellent range of learning and development activities

Industry-leading family leave benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in managing high-value fit-out projects.
• Strong understanding of procurement and supply chain management.
• Proven ability to lead teams and deliver on contractual obligations.

Responsibilities

• Manage project commercial teams and ensure compliance with Main Contract obligations.
• Complete and submit monthly cost reports and procurement strategy updates.
• Agree external valuations to maintain positive project cash flow.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Leadership

Project management

Job description

This is a Full Time/Flexible Working , Permanent vacancy that will close in 20 days at 23:59 BST .

The Vacancy

Wates are looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to join our Fit Out team in London focussing on high end commercial fit out up to £50 million in value.

If you are passionate about the commercial aspects of fit out and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bringing fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Senior Commercial Managers are a valuable part of our business, where they lead the team on a project or cluster of packages having full accountability for the development and implementation of all pre and post contract strategies, commercial functions and contract reporting. Senior Commercial Managers take the lead; working collaboratively with our customers and industry specialists with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

As our Senior Commercial Manager you will:

• Manage the project commercial team ensuring all Wates Main Contract obligations are met and process obligations are complete with particular reference to Procurement, Sub-contract orders, Managing Supply Chain, Measurements and Valuations, Contractual Notices and Valuing Change
• Complete and submit Monthly Cost Reports, Procurement Strategy Updates and Internal/External Progress Reportsalongside developing and implementing internal and external tender stage and delivery strategies
• Agree external valuations upstream/downstream to maintain a positive project cashflowand produce and agree main and subcontract final accounts
• The opportunity to develop and be part of a new exciting and engaging team.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Awards

BEST PROJECT

BEST PROJECT

Inside Housing Development Awards

WINNER

WINNER

2022 Construction News Awards Winner

GOLD AWARD

GOLD AWARD

Investors in People 2022

GOLD AWARD

GOLD AWARD

Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

2022 Top 50 Employers for Women

WINNER